Well, it was sort of a slow year for me, what with parenthood duties and a wife working frantically on her dissertation. I only ended up with 243 birds for the year total, with 230 in Ohio. I did manage to add five life birds to bring my ABA list to 469: Ruff, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Kirtland's Warbler, Pacific Loon and Golden-crowned Sparrow; and 10 birds to my Ohio state list to bring it to 315: Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Cattle Egret, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Spotted Towhee, Purple Gallinule, Ruffed Grouse, Ruff, Kirtland's Warbler, Pacific Loon and Golden-crowned Sparrow.

Looking forward to 2011, with a possible Franklin County Metro Parks big day with friends, and a conference in Sacramento I may be able to convince my boss to send me to - which could put me over the 500 mark if I can get a day or two to bird while I'm out there. The start of the year will be slow, as my wife has to put finishing touches on her diss. and birding time for me will be limited.

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